Kitchen Cum Dining - Spend A Quality Time

The kitchen is the heart of the home so by creating an open plan area that combines the dynamics of cooking, eating and living, adds real value – not just in terms of monetary worth, but in terms of quality time too. Whether a small breakfast bar in a W1 pied à terre or a 12-seater table in a cavernous loft apartment, it’s a space that will be used from breakfast through suppertime and beyond and one which feels distinctly more contemporary and urban than a formal dining room.


In the zone:-

Think carefully about where to define your areas of activity. You don’t want guests in your way while you’re preparing food but you do still need to be able clink glasses with them. The kitchen island is a good way of naturally dividing the space and if you choose one with a tall backsplash (which can also support a breakfast bar) it’ll hide the preparation clutter and dirty dishes too. 

Try to position the eating area as close to natural light as possible. If you live in a house the optimal view is over the garden. If budget allows you could open up your kitchen to the outside space by installing French windows or floor to ceiling glass – a dramatic contemporary statement. If you live in a flat position your table next to a window. If your kitchen/diner is big enough to allow for a separate ‘living area’ try to anchor this space with a focal point such as a fireplace or sofa and coffee table. If space is more limited you could introduce a nook or alcove to the plans. This is a great way of creating a little privacy in an otherwise busy room – ideal for homework, office work, reading or chatting on the phone. 

However you arrange the room just make sure that people at the table can pull their chairs back freely and have room to move around without traversing obstacles. 

The rules of light:-

In the kitchen/diner you can reinforce the notion of separate ‘zones’ with distinct lighting for each of the areas, for example in the cooking and preparation area of the kitchen you’ll need task lighting. You can also adjust track lights to illuminate a particular area and angle spot lights over say, a painting. In the dining area low-hanging pendants on dimmer switches will create atmosphere, particularly if combined with low-level lighting. If there’s an area that’s often used for reading or working, a funky anglepoise lamp will work perfectly. 

Style advice:-

This is the area of your home with the highest footfall and passing traffic so it needs to be easy to keep clean, particularly if you have children. Use paints which are wipeable and if your chairs are upholstered make sure the covers can be easily removed and washed. Steer clear of carpets – where lots of food is being served the inevitable spillages will happen. And try to harmonise the styling of the kitchen and eating areas. The rustic Tuscan themed dining area will jar unhappily with an industrial stainless steel kitchen, but add a glass table and white leather chairs to the mix and it’ll work perfectly. 

The air we breathe:-

The smell of cooking is delicious in the kitchen but not so great in the bedroom so to prevent odours wafting from your open-plan into other areas of your home you’ll need effective ventilation ducted through the roof or exterior wall. A cooker hood with a strong extractor fan is an essential investment. 

Declutterbug:-

If you’re knocking a wall down to create a new space you might have to sacrifice some high level cupboard space. If so choose an island or a peninsula which can offer up valuable cupboard and drawer storage. Do bear in mind that in the open-plan space all your clutter, preparation, utensils and foodstuffs are in full view of your guests so be ruthless with what what’s allowed worktop residency.


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Home Decor - False Ceiling is Must

• When another ceiling is installed beneath the original, it is referred to as a drop ceiling, suspended ceiling or false ceiling. Its purpose is to hide such things as the heating and air-conditioning ductwork, wiring, pipes and anything else that needs to run from one area to the next. Other reasons for installing a false ceiling are thermal insulation, soundproofing or something to accommodate a change in lighting, such as recessed lights.

Metal Strips :-

• You can buy long metal strips in a variety of colors to add a different dimension to your ceiling. These have a base piece that hangs from the original ceiling and the metal strips latch into the base. The final result is very streamlined and without gaps.

Pressed Metal Panels :-

• Pressed metal includes tin, aluminum, copper and any other metal you can think of that has been made into a panel for the ceiling. Some manufacturers have started making an interlocking grid that the tiles slide into. When that isn't available, use the traditional metal suspended ceiling grid, with some modifications to adjust for the size of the metal panels. Another option is to use strips of wood that the metal panels can be tacked onto.

Fiberboard Panels :-

• This is what most people think of when they think of ceiling panels and false ceilings. They are called fiberboard because they are made from a mix of fibers from wood or cane and chemical binders that are pressed into flat panels. These are typically installed by resting them on a metal grid installed across the entire ceiling. Special chemical treatments can also be added to these for fireproofing and moisture resistance.

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Vastu For Office

Vastu for office determines the efficiency of the work inside the office premises. Vastu principles help in the arrangement of office desk and office seating. Office is a place that has to be designed with the right procedural practice, as it gives an unbiased movement in work! If an office space is not designed as per the right vastu principles, then there will never be any balanced workout and progress. An office room that is designed without following the vastu principle will be less effective with effortless employees, disabled workman, owner might lose the power to manage or control his staffs, which leads to failure. Pursuing the vastu standards for office will ensure effective and efficient workout, and thereby proves to be a valuable asset to the company and much more.

Vastu for offices includes several different factors such as right office setup, office exteriors with respect to shape, slope, direction of various departments, location of the reception, placement of electrical gadgets, position of office desk, and many more. Apart from these, there are several other factors that you must take into your consideration about vastu for office. They are as follows:

• The direction of the office entrance way
• The right direction of the placement beams
• The right direction to fix the doors and windows
• The right direction and setup of the owner room
• The right direction for the employees to work

Set your office as per these vastu tips. It is sure that you will progress in all aspects of your work.

• The place of seat arrangement for managers, executives, and directors must be located in south, west, and southwestern direction of the office premises.
• As per the vastu principles it is really good to set the accounts department in southeast direction.
• The appropriate place to set the reception is in the northeastern direction of the office.
• With respect to vastu principles, it is good to seat the employees facing the north or eastern direction.
• The central portion of the office must be set empty.
• As per the vastu principles, it is good to place rectangular desk for the MD.
• Placing bore-well or fixing tank in the direction of south is not really recommended. This will affect the owner with less and insufficient cash flow.
• The best and right direction to keep the storeroom is on the northwest and southeast location.
• It is recommended to set the marketing department in the direction of northwest.
• Fixing of some idols or images of God and Goddess in the right location of mirrors will bring you improved financial gains.
• Setting a water fountain in the location of northeast of the office premises is really good and recommended.
• Placing an aquarium containing 1 black fish and 9 gold fishes in the location of northeast of the office premises is really good and advisable.

Individuals who have set their office besides vastu norms and principals will find themselves out from the assistance of natural forces. The principle motto of vastu is to excerpt the maximum goodness from the natural forces in order to gain improved energy levels in the every face of liveliness.

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